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1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–9 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPSam Williams
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1967–68 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Iowa 10 4   .714 16 9   .640
Purdue 9 5   .643 15 9   .625
Northwestern 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Wisconsin 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Michigan State 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Illinois 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
Michigan 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Minnesota 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1967–68 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–9 and were Big Ten co-champions with a 10–4 conference record.

Senior guard Sam Williams was named Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 25.3 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. It would be 52 years before another Iowa men's basketball player would take home the award.

Roster

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1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jim Hodge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So  
F/C 4 Dick Jensen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Madrid, Iowa
F/C 10 Dick Agnew
 
G 11 Ron Norman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Freeport, Illinois
14 Frank Nelson
Jr  
G 24 Chris Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr  
G 42 Rolly McGrath 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr  
G 43 Chad Calabria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
F 44 Glenn Vidnovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 51 Huston Breedlove 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Akron, Ohio
52 Tom Schulze
So  
G/F 53 Sam Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1967*
Bowling Green W 79–73  1–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 4, 1967*
Southern Illinois W 61–49  2–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 16, 1967*
Drake L 65–74  2–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 18, 1967*
UTEP W 59–53  3–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 22, 1967*
at California L 73–79  3–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 23, 1967*
at Stanford L 86–87  3–3
Old Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Dec 28, 1967*
vs. No. 4 Tennessee
Los Angeles Classic
W 64–59  4–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 29, 1967*
vs. Wyoming
Los Angeles Classic
L 87–94  4–4
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 30, 1967*
vs. Saint Louis
Los Angeles Classic
W 80–77  5–4
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 1968
at Northwestern L 67–76  5–5
(0–1)
McGraw Hall 
Evanston, IL
Dec 8, 1968*
Loyola (IL) W 71–65[2]  6–5
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 1968
Ohio State W 74–72 OT 7–5
(1–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 20, 1968
Minnesota W 82–70  8–5
(2–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 23, 1968
at Michigan State W 76–71  9–5
(3–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing
Feb 3, 1968
at Illinois L 63–66  9–6
(3–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Feb 7, 1968
Purdue W 94–87  10–6
(4–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 10, 1968
at Michigan W 99–86  11–6
(5–2)
University Events Building 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 17, 1968
Wisconsin W 69–61  12–6
(6–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 20, 1968
at Purdue L 73–86  12–7
(6–3)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 24, 1968
Indiana W 78–70  13–7
(7–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 27, 1968
Michigan State W 76–58  14–7
(8–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Mar 2,1968
Illinois W 61–56  15–7
(9–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Mar 4, 1968
Minnesota W 91–72[3][4]  16–7
(10–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 9, 1968
Michigan L 70–71[5]  16–8
(10–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Playoff[6]
Mar 12, 1968
vs. Ohio State
Big Ten Playoff
L 81–85  16–9
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

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Team players in the 1968 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 35 Sam Williams Milwaukee Bucks

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References

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  1. ^ "1967-68 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Iowa Guns Down Loyola, 71-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 9, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hawks Clinch Big Ten Cage Title Tie" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Iowa Clinches Share of Title!". The Des Moines Register. March 5, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "16 Behind -- Hawks upset, 71-70!". The Des Moines Register. March 10, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Iowa Battles Ohio State in Playoff". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1968. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "1968 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.